Our Hip Chick's big sister was recently over for her weekend time. She is my husband's firstborn and my bonus daughter- and completes our family when at our home. She has always been our "pink princess," but seems grown up these days, with her schooling and dance activities.
This weekend's visit is a good opportunity to touch upon how this experience can affect siblings. It seemed much easier to prepare her for our hippie's arrival. "Big Sister in Training" tshirts, sibling classes at our hospital, and shopping trips were significantly cheerier than preparations for traction, surgery, and casting. She understands, for the most part, what will occur and why- but we feel it is easy for any sibling to feel lost in the process. Relatives and friends have offered extra playdates and activities. Some have given our princess gifts, since our hippie has received some extra traction distractions. My husband and I pledged to not let her feel misplaced in the process. Candidly speaking, outings with our princess will be welcome breaks from our home confinement in the coming months.
The two girls hold a precious bond. The photos above and below are of them exploring exhibits together at a local museum this weekend. Their relationship will change over the next six months, but I expect that it will strengthen them. Here's to a grand future of harmony and cooperation between them.
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